Against the Grain is your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.

Welcome to episode 27 of ATG: The Podcast. Against the Grain is
your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book
jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers,
vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and
people that impact the world of books and journals.

But first, we have an exciting travel award announcement from
JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Today we’re being joined by Michael Arthur and
Melissa Jones to discuss the “Being Earnest with
Collections” column from the February 2017 issue of Against the
Grain. The article was titled “Improving Internal Communications at
Georgetown University Library.”

Michael A. Arthur has been Head, Resource Acquisition &
Discovery at The University of Alabama since 2015. He has focused
on completing a major workflow analysis project within the newly
established department with a focus on finding efficiencies and
implementing policies and procedures in support of new library and
university strategic directives. Michael is a member of the ALCTS
Budget & Finance Committee and has other roles within the
organization. His column, Being Earnest with Collections, appears
regularly in Against the Grain. Michael holds a MLS from Indiana
University and a MPA from Old Dominion University. He has worked at
Indiana University, Ball State University, Old Dominion University
and The University of Central Florida.

Melissa Jones is the English and Humanities Librarian at
Georgetown University Libraries. She has spent the last 11 years
working with English faculty and students and advocating for their
needs. Over the years she has developed a particular knack for
creating and revising policy and procedure documents. She is the
author of Literary Research and the Victorian and Edwardian Ages,
1830-1910 and co-author of Literary Research and Postcolonial
Literatures in English. She is currently the editor for the
American Literature section of Resources for College Libraries and
is also researching the shifting use of the term legacy in the
library community.

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The audio supplement to "Against The Grain - Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians"
Against the Grain is your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.